Exam 6: Police Discretion and Dilemmas

Imagine you are a Police Chief in a city that has had problems with excessive force. As part of a consent decree with the federal government, you need to come up with a specific policy that includes use of CEDs, deadly force, and traffic stops. Describe the policy in detail.

Wisnieski points out that __________set an extremely high bar to prove outrageous government conduct.

Analyze the Supreme Court's decisions related to entrapment.

Midland County has become a major thoroughfare for distributors of crystal methamphetamine. Sheriff Johnson has put together a profile of meth dealers and distributors, specifically identifying their tendency to travel by motorcycle or older-model van, and noting they often sport tattoos and facial hair. He has instructed his deputies to be on the lookout for people matching this profile. The Midland County Sheriff's practice of stopping motorists who meet the profile for a minor infraction, with the hope of catching some in possession of methamphetamine, is known as:

Midland County has become a major thoroughfare for distributors of crystal methamphetamine. Sheriff Johnson has put together a profile of meth dealers and distributors, specifically identifying their tendency to travel by motorcycle or older-model van, and noting they often sport tattoos and facial hair. He has instructed his deputies to be on the lookout for people matching this profile. "Driving While Black" is a term that describes the experience of __________.

Justifiable homicide ________.

_____________ are civilians who are used to obtain information about criminal activity and/or participate in it so that evidence can be obtained during an investigation.

You have been a patrol officer for five years in one city, and have recently taken a promotion in a new city, one that will bring you undercover for the first time. You have heard many "war stories" secondhand from other agents and sense that there is a slippery slope when it comes to maintaining your cover and keeping your sense of ethics intact. Describe the types of ethical challenges that await you, and what your approach will be to the situation.

Which does the Supreme Court not currently consider when evaluating issues of entrapment?

Use of force can be predicted by:

When forensics labs "make up" scientific results without actually running any tests, it is referred to as__________.

List and discuss the psychological traits associated with officers that are likely to use excessive force.

Undercover officers may legally pose as prostitutes to collect evidence of crime.

In Barker and Carter's proposed typology of lies, "deviant lies" are:

What is the program used by federal officials to help obviate abuses in asset forfeiture?

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)developed standards that guide the use of informants.

Midland County has become a major thoroughfare for distributors of crystal methamphetamine. Sheriff Johnson has put together a profile of meth dealers and distributors, specifically identifying their tendency to travel by motorcycle or older-model van, and noting they often sport tattoos and facial hair. He has instructed his deputies to be on the lookout for people matching this profile. A citizen who objects to the plan points out that the sheriff might dismiss it as an "inconvenience" to innocent people but that he would probably not agree that he himself and members of his family should be subjected to such suspicion and treatment. This citizen is making the _____________ argument against the policy.

In confrontations between police and citizens, research has shown that factors leading to disrespectful interaction include each of the following except:

Most ethical dilemmas that police officers face derive from their powers of discretion.

Analyze the ethical challenges that arise from going undercover.